Topic: Idol-Talk
Top 9 Results Show:
Once again, over 36 million votes were cast.
Group Song: The finalists sang (or did they?) Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." Even though Scott is not one of my favorites, I still have to keep bringing up one of my season 8 annoyances: While the other eight were performing, they stuck Scott at the keyboard for all but the last little bit. During the semifinals, Scott did choreography with the rest, but the producers/choreographers don't seem to want to have him join in with the rest anymore.
Impersonations: When Ryan was chatting with the contestants on the couch, I loved how we got to see them having fun with each other, doing impersonations of each other, and such. It shows that the group really does get along. Some people, mainly Simon, don't believe that they really do become friends and get along, but as shown tonight, they really do.
David Cook performed "Come Back to Me." If you do not have his album yet, go out and buy it (or just order it from the TV Watch Online STORE). This is just one of many great songs from David on the self-titled disc. And David was presented with a plaque certifying his CD going platinum (selling a million copies). It's great to see that they do this on the show where they first became famous. They did it with Kelly Clarkson and Jordin Sparks (and possibly more, I can't recall at the moment).
Commercial: During one of the commercials, we saw a preview of David Cook's new music video for "Come Back to Me." I have not seen the full version yet, but I will definitely be checking it out.
Lady GaGa performed "Poker Face." What was that all about? I've only heard about her only recently, but from this performance alone, she seems like an Amy Winehouse wannabe (not a good thing). Everything was just plain wrong, from the hair, to the bad violin playing, and everything in between. How did this song ever reach #1?
The contestants were split up into three groups on the stage: Megan, Matt and Kris on one side; Adam, Lil and Allison in the center; and Scott, Danny and Anoop on the other side. They definitely tricked us, because I thought one of the groups would be the bottom 3, but they took one from each to make up the bottom.
Bottom 3: Megan Joy, Allison Iraheta, Anoop Desai
Well, no surprise there. I say that confidently since I correctly predicted those three would be receive the three lowest votes. Allison was the first to be saved, as it should be. And ultimately, it was Megan who was eliminated over Anoop. Before she even got a chance to sing for her survival, Simon told her that the judges wouldn't even consider using the Judges save on her.
I could tell that right from the start of the show, it really did seem like Megan knew she was going home. Sometimes, the contestants say they have a feeling it will be them, and it seemed like Megan did too.
And I have to gloat one more time. Not only did I predict the Bottom 3 correctly, I also predicted that Megan would be eliminated out of the three. Especially for me, that's really rare that I would do that well.
Before I move on to the Top 8, I want to congratulate American Idol for ending the show on time! That's more than I can say for the Top 8, but I'll get to that later.
American Idol Season 8: Top 8
Airdate: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 [8-9pm]
Theme: Songs from the Year You Were Born
- Danny Gokey ["Stand By Me"]: I'm glad he sang a different arrangement of this song, because if we heard the original, the performance might not have been as good. But I loved the arrangement, and the song suited his voice perfectly.
- Kris Allen ["All She Wants to Do is Dance"]: After the past couple of great weeks for him, I was disappointed tonight. Even though it was an upbeat song to show a different side of him, the song did not work. Unfortunately, this was a forgettable performance.
- Lil Rounds ["What's Love Got To Do With It"]: Once again, she isn't picking the right songs. While this is a great song, it didn't allow her to create an original performance. Plus, her voice was pitchy for at least half of the song.
- Anoop Desai ["True Colors"]: I agree with the judges that the arrangement of this song allowed his voice to be the focus, and to show how good his voice is. but it was a little boring, so I didn't really enjoy it.
- Scott MacIntyre ["The Search Is over"]: After a great performance last week, he is back to being just okay. I'm glad he's not at the piano, but I agree with Simon that the electric guitar didn't fit the song. His voice was not that good, and I am really confused as to why he picked this song.
- Allison Iraheta ["I Can't Make You Love Me"]: With an arrangement we have all heard before, I wasn't sure that I would hear anything new. But Allison's pop/rock voice can adapt to this type of song. This was the perfect song choice for her to choose.
- Matt Giraud ["Part-Time Lover"]: I'm always talking about picking songs that fit their style and voice. "Part-Time Lover" definitely was a smart move for Matt. He hit a slump last week, but gained momentum again this week.
- Adam Lambert ["Mad World"]: I have probably said this before, but I don't think we've had a male contestant that can hit the notes that he constantly belts out. I don't know if there's anything new I can say this week, because once again, he towers over everyone else. Can we crown him the winner already and be done with it? Actually, no, because I can't wait for every performance he has yet to give before he wins.
Favorite Performances: Danny Gokey / Allison Iraheta / Adam Lambert
My Vote: Adam Lambert [25 votes] - my goal was at least 30 votes, but by the time I was done writing my comments and ready to vote, I didn't have as much time as I thought I would have had. When I was ready to cast my 26th vote of the night, it was 11pm, and my two hour voting window was closed. Maybe next week I will make it up by casting many more votes.
Bottom 3 Predictions: Kris Allen / Lil Rounds / Scott MacIntyre
Elimination Prediction: Scott MacIntyre
My Season 8 Vote Tracker:
Matt Giraud: 10 votes
Alexis Grace: 10 votes
Danny Gokey: 35 votes
Allison Iraheta: 10 votes
Adam Lambert: 100 votes
Lil Rounds: 10 votes
Total: 175
I really think it is finally Scott's time to leave. The other two spots in the Bottom 3 may be more difficult to figure out. I say Kris and Lil because they just weren't that good this week. But Anoop or any of the other contestants (except Adam) could very well be in the bottom group.
Now it's time for my regular season 8 annoyance: time management! The show was scheduled to end at 9:01 or 9:02, but ended up finishing at 9:08. So anyone who DVR'd the show missed Adam's extraordinary performance of "Mad World." At how many times the show has run over, I can understand if it is 1 or 2 minutes, but 6? I am getting really tired of this. And the online community is furious. And rightly so. Let's see if they mention this at all during the results show.
And speaking of the results show: both Flo Rida and Kellie Pickler will be guest performers. Kellie will be singing "Best Days of Your Life," which is a great song. Even though she wasn't my favorite singer during season 5, I love both of her CD's.
If you want to buy any of the studio performances from this week, visit americanidol.com/itunes.
See ya later...
